After years of toil and fun, I've sold the trawler and bought a beautiful ketch - Arctic Rose

This blog is about the progress I made with Lady Jane and the start of a completely different lifestyle with Arctic Rose, and other fun stuff.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Coming together

I love it when a plan comes together!

The big black and silver thing you can see is a water tank, bought on eBay and transported somewhat precariously on top of the truck through the streets of Southampton in the dead of night.

That water tank can take 1000 litres (264 US gallons) of water in one shot, so three loads should have Lady Jane's fresh water tank topped off from empty (Thanks for the idea Nigel).

Willcarry 1 has proved itself more than capable of carrying a tonne of water, albeit with the dec awash when sifting it 'on the hip' with the rib through lumpy waters, thus confirming I can transport big stuff to/from Lady Jane in the future without too much of a problem.

tim,when towing a barge from alongside the trick is not to be alongside!!! if you place your rib so that the stern overhangs the back of the barge by about a third of the ribs length then secure with a long line to the front a back spring and a stern line across the back of the barge secure the long line so that the rib is bows in slightly and off you go, the trick is that your rib can turn each way and every action you take will have a reaction. i am on tomorrow so if i get a chance i will come up and test you on your new found knowledge!! john